Contents tagged with vegan

Flexitarian trends: Shifting diets and changing preferences

28 May 2025

Flexitarian trends: Shifting diets and changing preferences

What are flexitarians choosing to eat in 2025?
Meat and dairy reign supreme in January as plant-based alternatives see decline

5 March 2025

Meat and dairy reign supreme in January as plant-based alternatives see decline

Find out how meat and dairy products performed against their counterparts in January 2025
Meat and dairy outperform alternatives this Veganuary

6 March 2025

Meat and dairy outperform alternatives this Veganuary

During January 2025, meat free products in retail saw a decline in volumes, which has been the trend for the past 3 years (Kantar, 4 w/e 26 January 2025).

Consumers turning to flexitarian meals due to cost concerns

7 January 2025

Consumers turning to flexitarian meals due to cost concerns

How have our eating habits changed and what are the main concerns driving our dietary decisions?
Flexitarian numbers decreasing, but challenges remain for meat and dairy

2 January 2024

Flexitarian numbers decreasing, but challenges remain for meat and dairy

Flexitarian numbers in decline, but meat and dairy not seeing the benefit of reduced numbers
Consumer Insights: Shopper behaviour to meat and meat-free

5 January 2024

Consumer Insights: Shopper behaviour to meat and meat-free

Are shoppers confused when meat and meat-free products are displayed in the same aisle?

Dairy alternative sales weaken this Veganuary

14 February 2023

Dairy alternative sales weaken this Veganuary

Is Veganuary less relevant to consumers now? We take a look at the impact on the dairy alts market.
Meat alternative sales decline this Veganuary

13 February 2023

Meat alternative sales decline this Veganuary

Volume sales for meat-free proucts have declined 12.9% in the first three weeks of 2023
Flexitarians are back on the rise as Covid wanes

17 January 2024

Flexitarians are back on the rise as Covid wanes

What are the opportunities for meat and dairy within flexitarian consumers?
Deceleration of meat and dairy alternative growth this Veganuary

2 January 2024

Deceleration of meat and dairy alternative growth this Veganuary

Veganuary led to a rise in retail sales of meat alternatives but the sector’s growth has begun to decelerate, with market share remaining small.

Consumer Focus: Adapting to consumer health needs

8 July 2024

Consumer Focus: Adapting to consumer health needs

Health is a long-standing concern for consumers, and therefore is a topic AHDB monitors regularly.
Understanding flexitarian preferences and needs is key to keeping them engaged with meat and dairy

8 December 2021

Understanding flexitarian preferences and needs is key to keeping them engaged with meat and dairy

Dietary preferences are as individualised as clothing these days and the food we choose to eat, or not to eat, is often used as a badge to signal deeper interest in health, pleasure or ethics.

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